"Shit! Draco are you okay?... Poor baby..." Pansy cooed.
"I better go to the hospital wing," he muttered. At this Pansy whined, but left to the great hall to find Blaize pouting the whole way there. Draco rubbed his jaw. He knew it was fine, but he suddenly didn't feel too much like making out and he also wanted to check the library still wondering what the clueless demon girl had meant.
As Draco entered the library he walked around a while, and just when he started to think he was wasting his time, he reached near the back corner of the library and on the other side of the shelf he heard crying... a girl crying.
"I know it's stupid sweetie" she chocked "but I'm not sure daddy wants us. I know you'll have father figures in your life.... they just won't be your father. You see your real father wants a son, and he won't have a baby girl. Mommy's and daddy's don't always love each other when they have a baby, and sometimes they may not like the baby too much either, but that doesn't mean nobody loves you" she was crying a lot and it made it hard to hear her, but still Draco had. He peered through the books and sure enough it was Hermione, red faced, runny nosed and puffy eyed.
"I know daddy sounds like a jerk and you probably don't understand right now why his involvement meant so much to mommy but.... I ... I still want... I still wish he was ganna be there to help plan your future now, to make me feel better about the whole thing, to tell me I'm pretty now when no one else will, to hold my hand when I go through with this, to want to hold you, to be proud of us when your born not ashamed, to do the his job... I just want him to be your father!" and Hermione burst into even louder sobs "And I know he with Pansy, but is it so wrong to want a little attention from him or a little acknowledgement for what I'm doing for him... for us! I just-"
"No" said Draco gently, stepping out from behind the book shelf into Hermione's view "There isn't anything wrong with wanting that"
"Draco!" Hermione gasped, hands clapped to her mouth, with a hiccup "H-how m-much have you h-heard?!"
Draco shuffled his feet "From this sounding stupid on..." Hermione blinked and looked away.
"I... I'm, er... sorry. I haven't really been trying very hard have I?" Draco whispered. Hermione didn't answer. "Have I?" he repeated. Hermione looked up "N-no you haven't" she murmured with a small laugh that started as a tiny giggle and started to grow to a genuine laugh as Draco joined in. When it stoped Draco surprised Hermione by walking over to her and wrapping his arms affectionately around her and looking in her eyes, not the baby, but her. "I didn't know it was that important to you," he whispered holding her close. Hermione found herself being led to a bench to sit down on. She looked at him watery eyed as he sat beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"So were having a girl, huh?" Draco said quietly. Hermione paused a moment and then nodded.
Draco sighed, "Do you have any idea what a disappointment this is to me?" but before Hermione could answer Draco continued "Now we're ganna try to think of a name different than Noland." Hermione looked at Draco in amazement and he grinned. Hermione took his face in her hands before even thinking about it she pulled him close in a warm kiss that both allowed to last for a nice long comfortable period. They finally drew back with one of Hermione's hands on Draco's chest the other on his shoulder and one of Draco's hands on Hermione's waist and the other affectionately on her neck.
"Give me a second chance," He whispered brushing her cheek with the back of his hand.
"I'm sure we can try to work this out Draco" she smiled pushing Draco away from her gently. Draco smiled "Tomorrow's Saturday so meet me here tomorrow after noon" Draco stood up "After all we got a lot of stuff to figure out, remember". Hermione beamed.
